Spec for £840 :)

Craig321 · 7 Jun 2007 at 01:49

Wouldn't I be better off going for 6400 Geil rather than 5300 Crucial? Remember, I don't plan to overclock

Thanks,
Craig.

stickroad · 7 Jun 2007 at 01:50

Craig321 said:
Wouldn't I be better off going for 6400 Geil rather than 5300 Crucial? Remember, I don't plan to overclock

Thanks,
Craig.

Oh, thought you said you were going to have ago at it?

Craig321 said:
EDIT

Oh, and I don't plan to overclock, but I'd like the option to be there please.

Thanks,
Craig.

HAHAHA

, just messing with you.

Craig321 · 7 Jun 2007 at 01:51

stickroad said:
Oh, thought you said you were going to have ago at it?

HAHAHA , just messing with you.

I said maybe

So, Crucial 5300 or Geil 6400!?

stickroad · 7 Jun 2007 at 01:54

Craig321 said:
I said maybe

So, Crucial 5300 or Geil 6400!?

Crucial still, you will find it very hard to tell the diffrence between 6400 and 5300 Memory at stock, but you will be able to tell the diffrence between the Crucial and the Geli Ram if you do overclock in the furture.

Craig321 · 7 Jun 2007 at 01:55

stickroad said:
Crucial still, you will find it very hard to tell the diffrence between 6400 and 5300 Memory at stock, but you will be able to tell the diffrence between the Crucial and the Geli Ram if you do overclock in the furture.

Hehe Geli RAM

I'll check the Crucial out, thanks

truebluecfc · 7 Jun 2007 at 01:56

Lifetime warranty is good although who needs lifetime warranty? 10 years is way more than enough, 3 years would do me fine tbh. And yeh get the crucial RAM either way.

Craig321 · 7 Jun 2007 at 01:58

truebluecfc said:
Lifetime warranty is good although who needs lifetime warranty? 10 years is way more than enough, 3 years would do me fine tbh. And yeh get the crucial RAM either way.

10 years is more than enough, but what if you have the PC still rattling along in 10 years and the graphic card fails??!!?

truebluecfc · 7 Jun 2007 at 02:02

Then you could probably buy the same card for a tenner...lol

Craig321 · 7 Jun 2007 at 02:02

How about this RAM?:

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/partspecs.aspx?imodule=BL2KIT12864AA804

It's 6400 + it's Crucial, any idea if it's as good as the 5300, but faster @ stock speeds?

It's only £10 more than the 5300

truebluecfc said:
Then you could probably buy the same card for a tenner...lol

Probably.

Thanks,
Craig.

truebluecfc · 7 Jun 2007 at 02:05

Yeh it is probably faster at stock speeds although the other stuff is perfectly fine, its up to you really.

Craig321 · 7 Jun 2007 at 02:08

truebluecfc said:
Yeh it is probably faster at stock speeds although the other stuff is perfectly fine, its up to you really.

Only £10 more for the 6400

Would the 6400 be just as good at overclocking if I was to go for it?

Also, here's my latest spec:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, Socket 775, 2.4 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, Conroe Core, 4MB Cache, Retail

768MB BFG Technology 8800GTX Overclocked PCI-E(x16) Mem 1800MHz GPU 600MHz 128 Stream HDTV/2 x DVI-I

500 Gb Seagate ST3500630AS Barracuda 7200.10, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.5 ms, NCQ

520W Corsair HX Series Modular PSU, ATX, EPS12V, whisper quiet, 5 year warranty

Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower Case, Black (no PSU)

Gigabyte GA P35C-DS3R, iP35 Express, S775, PCI-E(x16), DDR2/3 1066/1333/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX

Pioneer DVR-212BK 18x DVD±R, 10x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, DVD-RAM x12, SATA, Black, OEM

Crucial 2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400 memory module

Total: £927

Thanks,
Craig.

truebluecfc · 7 Jun 2007 at 02:27

Sweet setup, im sure your enjoy it. Might be handy getting an aftermarket cpu cooler, something cheap and extremly quiet like a Arctic Freezer 7 Pro.

Craig321 · 7 Jun 2007 at 02:31

truebluecfc said:
Sweet setup, im sure your enjoy it. Might be handy getting an aftermarket cpu cooler, something cheap and extremly quiet like a Arctic Freezer 7 Pro.

I have a Scythe Ninja Rev A on my current PC which I love

I was thinking of ordering a non-stock heatsink after I had got the PC, but I guess it's best if I order the heatsink to start with so I don't have to mess around inside once the PC is built.

Seeing as my case price just dropped £30 (from P180 to Lian-Li PC-7) I'll stick in a Scythe or something

Thanks,
Craig.

Craig321 · 7 Jun 2007 at 15:10

I have another question!

It was mentioned above that the 520w Corsair will be sufficient for this system, but will it be sufficient for upgrades along the lines of:

another 2GB RAM, quad core, another 500GB hard drive (or two).

Thanks,
Craig.

truebluecfc · 7 Jun 2007 at 15:12

Corsair 520W is highly rated for quality & efficency, however PSU's do lose their efficency over time ... future proofing is hard its probably better to buy new stuff when you want to upgrade.

You can get the Corsair 620W version if you want which might seem more future proofing but i really would only get the 520W, more than enough.

Craig321 · 7 Jun 2007 at 15:22

truebluecfc said:
Corsair 520W is highly rated for quality & efficency, however PSU's do lose their efficency over time ... future proofing is hard its probably better to buy new stuff when you want to upgrade.

You can get the Corsair 620W version if you want which might seem more future proofing but i really would only get the 520W, more than enough.

One of my first additions to this PC will be another 500GB hard drive for backups, and then another 2GB of RAM. Will the 520w handle that alright?

Thanks,
Craig.

truebluecfc · 7 Jun 2007 at 15:50

Yes, should be fine although if you can afford an extra £30 for the 620w version its probably best and wouldnt be overkill when you add an extra 2GB RAM & a 500GB HD.

Craig321 · 7 Jun 2007 at 16:59

truebluecfc said:
Yes, should be fine although if you can afford an extra £30 for the 620w version its probably best and wouldnt be overkill when you add an extra 2GB RAM & a 500GB HD.

Ok, I guess a 620 would be best

Thanks,
Craig.